Yaeger Canyon Mine

The Yaeger Canyon Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,876 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Yaeger Canyon Mine
Secondary: Yaeger Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Hills District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Bradley
Years: 1980 -

Owner Name: W. H. Kirkpatrick
Years: 1944 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To N15w

Type: L
Description: Veins Cut Across Foliation Nearly At Right Angles, Veins Trend E-W

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.65 OZ. AG/TON, 1 % CU

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES INCLUDE PRODUCTION FROM THE DUMP

Comment (Development): CLAIMS HELD BY CURRENT OWNER INCLUDED 8 OF THE ORIGINAL 11: BONANZA NO. 1, QUEEN BEE, QUEEN BEE NO. 1, QUEEN BEE NO. 2, GRAY COPPER, GRAY COPPER NO. 1, GRAY COPPER NO. 2, SEARCHLIGHT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CROSS-CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 176

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 98

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

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